41. If, upon demand made by the directors, the owner or occupant of the land over, through or upon which the company desires to construct any such work, or which would be flooded or otherwise interfered with, or upon which any power given by this Act to the company is intended to be exercised, neglects or refuses to agree upon the price or amount of damages to be paid for, or for passing through or using such land, or for flooding or otherwise interfering with the same, and for appropriating the same for the use of the company, or for the exercise of any such power as aforesaid, the company may proceed by way of expropriation.
R. S. 1964, c. 96, s. 41.